2003 Cleveland Rockers season

2003 Cleveland Rockers season
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaGund Arena
Attendance7,400 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-1) to Detroit Shock
Team Leaders
PointsChasity Melvin (13.1)
ReboundsChasity Melvin (6.3)
AssistsHelen Darling (3.8)

The 2003 WNBA season was the 7th and final season for the Cleveland Rockers franchise. The season saw the team reach the playoffs for the first time in two years. To date, they are the only to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs in their final season of play. The team disbanded after the season after no new ownership was found.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Pick Player Nationality Former team
3 Betty Lennox (G)  United States Miami Sol

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/School/Team
1 1 LaToya Thomas (F)  United States Mississippi State
2 15 Jennifer Butler (C)  United States Massachusetts
3 30 Shaquala Williams (G)  United States Oregon

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x 25 9 .735 – 13–4 12–5 18–6
Charlotte Sting x 18 16 .529 7.0 13–4 5–12 12–12
Connecticut Sun x 18 16 .529 7.0 10–7 8–9 11–13
Cleveland Rockers x 17 17 .500 8.0 11–6 6–11 13–11
Indiana Fever o 16 18 .471 9.0 11–6 5–12 12–12
New York Liberty o 16 18 .471 9.0 11–6 5–12 11–13
Washington Mystics o 9 25 .265 16.0 3–14 6–11 7–17

Season schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 May 27 Los Angeles L 71–79 0–1
2 May 31 New York W 74–50 1–1
3 June 6 @ Washington W 63–53 2–1
4 June 7 Charlotte W 67–57 3–1
5 June 10 @ New York L 65–73 3–2
6 June 14 Connecticut W 84–56 4–2
7 June 18 @ Connecticut L 57–70 4–3
8 June 20 Washington W 79–74 5–3
9 June 21 @ Houston L 62–63 5–4
10 June 25 @ Charlotte L 50–61 5–5
11 June 27 Seattle L 59–71 5–6
12 June 29 Indiana W 66–53 6–6
13 July 2 @ Connecticut L 57–64 6–7
14 July 5 @ Minnesota W 79–71 7–7
15 July 7 @ Los Angeles L 75–81 7–8
16 July 10 @ Phoenix W 68–67 8–8
17 July 15 Sacramento L 57–66 8–9
18 July 17 Minnesota W 70–61 9–9
19 July 19 Detroit L 57–58 9–10
20 July 20 @ Charlotte W 59–57 (OT) 10–10
21 July 22 @ Detroit L 71–74 10–11
22 July 26 Washington W 89–78 11–11
23 July 27 @ San Antonio L 55–64 11–12
24 July 29 Detroit L 65–77 11–13
25 August 1 Phoenix W 73–56 12–13
26 August 3 @ New York L 48–60 12–14
27 August 9 @ Indiana W 66–62 13–14
28 August 10 Indiana W 71–67 14–14
29 August 16 @ Washington W 72–68 15–14
30 August 17 New York L 54–71 15–15
31 August 19 Connecticut W 69–52 16–15
32 August 21 @ Detroit L 56–71 16–16
33 August 23 @ Indiana L 46–59 16–17
34 August 25 Charlotte W 75–66 17–17
1 August 29 Detroit L 74–76 0–1
2 August 31 @ Detroit W 66–59 1–1
3 September 2 @ Detroit L 63–77 1–2

Player stats

Player Games Played Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
Chasity Melvin 34 215 52 28 22 444
Penny Taylor 34 148 80 38 10 398
LaToya Thomas 32 164 37 28 13 345
Betty Lennox 34 89 32 14 4 258
Deanna Jackson 34 89 51 20 13 245
Merlakia Jones 34 97 44 22 3 164
Helen Darling 34 87 128 39 6 141
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough 30 82 19 12 10 89
Lucienne Berthieu 22 42 6 10 4 84
Jennifer Rizzotti 33 42 65 14 0 59
Tracy Henderson 11 14 3 1 1 2

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References

  1. ^ "2003 Cleveland Rockers Stats".
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